ΕΚΛΕΛΕΓΜΕΝΗ, εκλελεγμενη
EKLELEGMENĒ, eklelegmenē
Sounds Like: ek-leh-LEG-meh-nay
Translations: chosen, elect, selected, a chosen one, an elect one
From the root: ΕΚΛΕΓΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the perfect passive participle of the verb 'ΕΚΛΕΓΟΜΑΙ' (eklegomai), meaning 'to pick out, choose, select'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective, describing someone or something that has been chosen or selected. It can also be used substantively as a noun, referring to 'the chosen one' or 'the elect'. It implies a deliberate and purposeful selection.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine, Perfect Passive Participle
Strong’s number: G1586 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 6:35
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΛΕΓΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΛΕΓΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of those who are chosen, of those who are selected, of the chosen ones
- ἘΞΕΛΕΞΑΝΤΟ — they chose, they selected, they picked out
- ΕΚΛΕΓΟΜΕΝΟΣ — chosen, elect, selected, picked out, a chosen one, an elect one
- ΕΚΛΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having chosen, having selected, having picked out
- ΕΚΛΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — having chosen, having selected, having picked out
- ΕΚΛΕΞΑΣΘΑΙ — to choose, to select, to pick out, to choose for oneself
- ΕΚΛΕΞΑΣΘΕ — choose, select, pick out, elect
- ΕΚΛΕΞΕΤΑΙ — he will choose, he will pick out, he will select, he will elect, it will be chosen, it will be picked out, it will be selected, it will be elected
- ΕΚΛΕΞΗΤΑΙ — will choose, will select, will pick out, will be chosen, will be selected
- ΕΞΕΛΑΞΑΤΟ — chose, selected, picked out
- ΕΞΕΛΕΓΟΤΟ — they were choosing, they were selecting, they were picking out
- ΕΞΕΛΕΞΑΜΗΝ — I chose, I selected, I picked out
- ΕΞΕΛΕΞΑΜ‾Η‾ — I chose, I selected, I picked out
- ΕΞΕΛΕΞΑΣΘΑΙ — to choose out, to select, to pick out, to elect
- ΕΞΕΛΕΞΑΤΟΝ — they chose, they selected, they picked out
- ΕΞΕΛΕΞΕ — he chose, he selected, he picked out
- ΕΠΕΛΕΞΑΜΕΝ — we chose, we selected, we picked out
- ΕΠΕΛΕΞΑΝ — they chose, they selected, they picked out
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